# Accident 20050407006769A: Piper PA32RT300, Denver, CO, April 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2005, 12:26 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9083° N, 105.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9083&lon=-105.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3015L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3015L-2005-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 25,902 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050407006769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) CLEARED TO LAND 29R, HE ACKNOWLEDGED, LANDED HARD, LEFT GEAR BROKE OFF, A/C BURST INTO FLAMES AND RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN05FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA066), Apr 7, 2005: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N3015L), Broomfield, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factor's included the quartering tailwind, and the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision making.

## Other reports on N3015L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010818023889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010818023889A), Aug 18, 2001: Piper PA32RT300 (N3015L), Rocksprings, WY, No damage. (-23) After the engine failed, the pilot could not see well as oil was covering the windscreen, he elected to land gear up on a dirt road.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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